China Mobile also said it plans to conduct in-orbit experiments based on these test satellites.
China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier by mobile phone subscribers, announced that it has successfully launched what it calls the world’s first satellite to test 6G architecture, a Chinese newspaper reported. China Daily report.
Although 6G has not yet been officially standardized, research and development is underway around the world.
The launch marks a step forward in the company’s efforts to explore integrated space and ground communications technologies, according to the report.
The low-orbit test satellite hosts a decentralized autonomous architecture for 6G jointly developed by China Mobile and the Microsatellite Innovation Academy of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The system leverages indigenous software and hardware and supports in-orbit software reconfiguration, flexible deployment of core network functions, and automatic management, ensuring efficiency and reliability of in-orbit operations of satellite core networks. China Mobile said.
The report also noted that the satellites were installed at an orbital altitude of about 500 kilometers, adding that these experimental satellites have advantages such as low latency and high data transfer rates compared to high orbit satellites. .
China Mobile also said it plans to conduct in-orbit experiments based on these test satellites and accelerate the integration and development of technology industry from space to ground.
China aims to start commercializing 6G technology by 2030, and expects standard setting for the technology to be achieved around 2025, said the head of China’s 6G promotion team, China Information and Communications. Wang Zhiqin, vice president of the Academy of Technology, recently spoke. .
Wang pointed out that China will begin 6G technology experiments in 2022 and will advance research on 6G system architecture and technology solutions in 2023.
According to Wang, 6G-related research has opened up new application scenarios, such as the combination of communication and sensitivity, the combination of communication and artificial intelligence, and the mass Internet of Things based on integrated satellite and terrestrial mobile communication.
Meanwhile, MIIT Vice-Minister Zhang Yunming recently said that it is necessary to foster a 6G application ecosystem in advance, with the aim of accelerating the integrated development of next-generation wireless technologies with 5G and new technologies such as XR and robots. Ta. Build a solid foundation for 6G applications.
In June 2023, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that the Chinese government had allocated spectrum in the 6GHz frequency band for 5G and 6G services. The ministry said that considering the benefits of coverage and capacity, the 6 GHz spectrum is the only high-quality resource with wide bandwidth in the mid-band, making the 6 GHz range particularly suitable for the deployment of 5G systems or 6G. future system.
MIIT noted that the current 6GHz band allocation “will help stabilize 5G/6G industry expectations.”
